Bail-joint



E- C. WILLIAMS.

I RAIL 10m. APPLICATION. FILED on. 25. m1. RENEWED MAY 29. 1919. 1,308,827.

' Patented July 8, 1919.

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INVENTOE fi iiiiams WITNESSES AT ORNEY E. C. WILLIAMS.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25' l9l7- RENEWED MAY 29. I 9I9.

Patented July 8, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 r ,3 INVENTOR 57mm? /6 WITNESSES ATTORNEY l N ED ATE P TEN OFFICE- emesmewamms; or s n L'Ls MISSISSIPPI Patented July 8, 191 9.

Application fiIed OctOb'er 25, 1917, Serial No. 198,372. Renewed May 29, 1919. Serial No. 300,782.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST C. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ruleville, in the county of Sunflower and State of Mississippifhave invented certain new and "useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of which the following is a specification." My invention relates to new'iand useful improvements in a rail joint and more particularly to acom'bined rail joint and chair.

The primary object of the invention is the construction of the joint in such'a manner that it may be readily connected to the rail and which will securely hold the meeting ends of the rails. 1 5

A further object is the construction of the joint with a removable plate'and means for following connecting the plate to the base of thejoint.

With these and otherobjects in view, the invention consists in the novel details'of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more clearly understood from the description and drawing, in which Figurel is an end view.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental perspective of the joint showing the one side plate removed.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, and

Fig. 4 is a top plan of the joint with the plate removed.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates the base, 2 the web and 3 the tread of a rail of usual construction and this rail is provided with the usual bolt openings in the web. My joint comprises a base 4 having a vertical projecting portion 5 formed integral adjacent one of its longitudinal edges, said portion 5 having the extension 6 adapted to engage the upper face of the base 1 of the rail and the plate 7 adapted to fit between the tread 3 and base 1. The

plate is provided on the inner face, at the top, with a projection 8 adaptedto engage the web 2 of the rail below the tread 3.

Ribs 9 are formed adjacent the opposite longitudinal edge of the base 4 and are provided with the right angled extension 10 having the beveled edge 11. These ribs 9 are spaced as more particularly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings for the purpose as will be presently described. Openings 12 are preferably formed in the base 4 whereby the joint will be lightened but it will be understood that, if desired, the base might be made solid. Spike openings 13 are formed adjacent the edges of the base whereby the joint may be connected to the usual tie. Y

The removable memberof my'joint comprises a plate 14 having a' flange 15 adapt- -flange,-beneath' the extensions 17, and the inner-"Wall of the grooves is inclined to conform with the beveled edge 11 of the flange 10 formed on the ribs 9. The plate 14 is provided on the innerface, at the top, with a projection 19 adapted to engage the web 2 beneath the tread 3 of the rail. The plates 7 and 14 are provided with longitudinally spaced openings adapted to register with the openings in the web of the rail and bolts 20 are adapted to pass through said openings and receive the nuts 21. If desired the ribs 9, and extensions 16, might be beveled for the purpose as will be presently described.

When assembling the parts for connecting the ends of the rail the removable member is disconnected and the base 4 is adjusted beneath the rail with the extension 6 engaging the upper surface of one side of the rail base and the projection 8 engaging one side of the web beneath the tread. Spikes are then driven through the openings 13 to connect the. joint to the tie. The removable member is then placed in position so that the flanges 10 of the ribs 9 will be received in the grooves 18 and the extensions 17 will overlie the top of the ribs. The extensions 16 will engage the top of the base 4 and be received beneath the flanges 10 as is more particularly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. In assembling the removable members the extensions 16 may be so placed as to enter the openings formed between the ribs 9 and by sliding the removable member the parts will assume the positiori as above described. As previously stated, if desired, the projections 16 and ribs 9 might be beveled so that when the removable member is slid into position the parts will tightly bind. After the removable member has been assembled the bolts 20 are placed through the openings and the nuts 21 placed upon the threaded ends of the bolts. By constructing a joint as described it will be seen that the parts may be easily assembled and that they will ,se curely connect the ends of the rails. Even should the bolts 20 become broken or misplaced the joint will not spread as the removable member will be .still held .in position. The extension 10 fitting in the groove 18, and the top of the ,plate 14: engaging beneath the treadio-f the rail will prevent ver tical movement of the removable member and at the same time the extensions 17, engaging the tops of (the ribs 9, together with the extensions 16 beneath the :flange 10 will :prevent the top of the plates, 14 from being swung beneath the bread and the only Way in which the removable members can be {removed isby sliding. I

Having fully described invention c what I claim as new and desire :to secure by Letters Patent is i Claims: I e

1. Ara-i1 joint comprising a base rhavingsa plate formed integral along one longitudinal edge, a plurality of .ribs formed on the .top *of the base adjacent the opposite longitudinal edge, said ribs being longitudinally spaced, and a removable plate, said removame plate provided on "the bottom with a ,plurality of longitudinally spaced projections adapted to engage the spaced ribs on the plate.

" 2. A'Tail joint comprising a base, a plate of longitudinally spaced projections formed on the under side of the plateiand adapted to be receivedbeneath theprojectionson the ribs, said removable plate ;being provided with a groove to receive the projections on zthe ribs, .and longitudinally spaced extensions formed on "the removable plate and adapted tooverlie the top of the ribs.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature inpresence of two witnesses. V

ERNEST WILLIAMS.

Witnesses .NIoHOLS, J. .J. Low.

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